Hedge saw



Dec. 1, 1931.

G. c. MCYINTIRE HEDGEWSAW Filed Au 8, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I my.

A ttomey Dec. 1, 1931. G. c. M INTIRE 1,334,000

HEDGE SAW Filed Aug. 8, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Gasion dfl Inh're A ttorncy PatentedlDec. 1, 193 1 UNITED ST TES" GASTON c. MCINTIRE, or wIL mG'rom'noRri-rsanctum I HEDGE saw Application filed August it -This invention relates to saws and more particularly to saws adapted for trimming and clipping foliage, and can be used for trimming bushes, trees and the like, but s esired" motor -capable Yn'se this ap acityi 'A fingeri r guard supporting plate ''sii ab vs i th :1 a or th e? t w e 5 an en e ei st o d 'd wit 5 more particularly adapted for trimming hedges, and has as its primary object the prcvision of an apparatus in which arapidly rotating cutter or saw strikes the foliage or hedge to be cut.

"a cestrariteanng depending' the'refrom and i bl i the a ter-1'streatise le 9 e met r ef '1 f-1 i f i ig f i lth ipl te and tmneedfia r uiniferei t e ly spa s re t i e are h "er'perf ins A still further object of the invention is tov V I r r A arms fiadmllyfdi 'p s d fiere nprovide a saw of the character above mendesignatedby the re ferencecharacter 71;,36- I tioned, having a guide embodying a plural- V ity of radially disposed spaced guard fingers so arranged with respect to the saw as to per mit the hedge to slide between the guard gers, the: guard fingers acting as aprotecto'r to keep the tender stems of the hedgefrom I blowing away out of contact with the saw.

A still further object of the invention is to ly sp ed? g a i' n e their "inner ends .to a "circular body member 7 or plate 9 which .turhlii'slsecured tolthe W loyverfn'ds or; the 1 members 521s clearly shown. Beneath the guardfingers 9fiii spaced 'ifelatipi l thereto i s'a batting enme aaagi e flge i f ly by a rereei ie-tle r 10, iiThis uttingelem'entfis minist r ngr provide a guard for the trimmer which will acircular'saw andli g u d'gdy prevent contact of a persons leg, or other art of the person with the hedges'aw. I A still further objectof the invention renature, which will insure cutting the hedge, foliage or other bushing to be cut in neat even manner so that the trimmed hedge will cutter. e v s Figure 4 is a top plan view of the guard. With reference more in detail to the drawings, it will be seen that my improved hedge saw comp-rises a motor designated-generally by the reference character 5, and this motor 59 is preferably an electric motor but may be Qwith the? shaft of. the motor" sides in the provision of a trimmerfof this plan view .of the saw Figure 3 is a top plan view of the saw end bfth njli tersh fftf -ii any-s nbeam "ner such asydes gnated as at ll for rotation V I V H v y v ith t l e s or Outer. ends as before blade 10. I e

Intermediately' top and bottom of the motor casing, remote'from the saw l0, the casing is provided with, a suitable-bracket 12,.1 terminating in a reduced bifurcated extension to provide spaced parallel horizontal arms131 3. Thearms 1313'are adapted to receive therebetween one end of a tubular handle 14, One end of the handle 14 is secured between and .to the arms 1313 by bolts or other suitable fastening elements 15. 'Fhe conductorql6 which is used; for supplying current to the motor is preferably adjacent the-upper end ofthe casing as clearly shown." It is intended, that a suitable switch not shown be arranged on the handle yoridi' heir e t at-times are fingersarejespeciallygformed offwire andfare g v oned extendlng beyond the; periphery of the saw passed through the handle and into the motor casing on opposite sides of the'bracket 12 2, v

it that may be desired. Manifestly, the con-V ductor 16 may be connected to the ordinary I house current supply or to any suitable apparatus utilized to generate the current desired, I s

From the foregoing it Will be seen that in using a hedge saw of this nature, and that when trimmingthe hedge, should one strike a piece of old-hedge thesaw Will go right.

through it as quickly as it will the young and tender branches of the hedge,rconsequently making it much easier to line 'orrtrim'the hedge and keep it trimmed, and further-that"- the sawing action Which obtains will permit of the cutting of the hedge as rapidly as the operator can move along with it and will re- V sult in as neat and attractively trimmedhedge as maybe desired. It Will also be appreciated that a device of; this natureiseconomical, and may be readily and easily operated in the hands ofthe non-skilled. e

I Eventhough'l'have herein shown and described the preferred emhodiment of my invention itfis to be understood that thesame I is susceptibleofchanges fully comprehended v the spirit of the same as herein described,

' andthescope of the appended claim .Having described "m claim as new is:-=

A device for trimming hedgesgbushes and 1 thelike including a motor, a guard carried -by saidmotorand spaced from one'end of the same, and a circular saw mounted upon the shaft of said motor and arranged at the opposite side of the guard with respect to the motor, said guard comprising a circular series of, radially disposed, loop-shaped finit 'gers alongside said saw, and having their outer ends disposed beyond the periphery of the saw, andarms in parallelism to the motor shaft,-grouped about said shaft and interposed between and connecting the motor and the inner portionsof the guard fingers;

' I In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

I @GASTON c. MQINTIRE. I

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